Musharraf gave control of Pak's nukes to US: Ex-CIA officer

'The United States loves working with dictators' 'Because then you don't have to worry about public opinion and you don't have to worry about the media anymore'  IMAGE: Pakistan's then military......

Nirmalaji and the Rising Onion

Uttam Ghosh offers his take on Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman's remark on onions in the Lok Sabha on on Wednesday, December 4. During a discussion on the rising prices of onions, Sitharaman......

The year that was: Dubious awards of 2019

The year has come to an end and we are looking forward to 2020. While we think back of the events that shaped the year, we couldn’t help but think of these awards for these personalities.......

Do the poor need psychiatric help? Or does Rahul Gandhi?

Do the poor need psychiatric help? Or does Rahul Gandhi? Even in this season of political-peeing-on-lampposts, Rahul Gandhi’s statement takes the cake (with due apologies to another astute......

Marie Antoinette and Paytm in Modi's India

Day 2: Syed Firdaus Ashraf attempts to deposit Rs 500, 1,000 notes in his bank account. The War on Big Notes Day 1: 'Modi will suffer for this in the next elections' Day 2 Mission: To deposit......

The Marie Antoinette of Indian politics

'Everybody knows that any solution would upstage and expose official bungling.''That is something Mrs Sitharaman's masters will not allow.''No matter how high the cost in human misery, they will......

Govt, BJP to counter anti-demonetisation campaign

Finance Minister Arun Jaitley witll spearhead the campaign with BJP President Amit Shah as its chief strategist, reports Archis Mohan. Black money is not just wads of notes Concerned at a......

Marie Antoinette: Poor show

Lazing around and wasting other people's hard-earned money can be quite an art. And this, sadly, seems to be the all-important message that director Sofia Coppola is trying to impress upon young......

In The Mood For A Deadly Bride On OTT?

Deadly brides, daredevil officers, bloodthirsty royals, killer toys, celebrity chefs, comic book heroes, angry goddesses, senior citizen dreams, poisonous snowfall, the OTT offerings this week will......

Padmavati trailer: It's outstanding but...

... Why care for the truth when the legend so interesting, says Syed Firdaus Ashraf. Did Rani Padmavati ever actually encounter Alauddin Khilji?  Just like the quote 'Let them eat cake (if......

Why Gully Boy is no Kaala

While Pa Ranjith proved yet again to be the salt of the earth in his land mafia film, Zoya Akhtar took a haphazard route to make something that was hardly rooted in Asia's biggest slum, feels J......

Champs England lose to France; easy for Netherlands

Vivianne Miedema scores her 100th international goal as the Netherlands rout Wales. IMAGE: Marie-Antoinette Katoto sends the ball past England goalkeeper Hannah Hampton to put France ahead in the......

PIX: England whip Wales; meet Sweden in Euro quarters

IMAGE: Georgia Stanway scores from the penalty spot to put England ahead in the women's Euro 2025 Group D match against Wales at Arena St. Gallen, St. Gallen, Switzerland, on Sunday. Photograph:......

PIX: Spain rally to down Japan; US, Germany make solid start

Images from the opening day's action in the Olympics women's football tournament in Paris on Thursday. IMAGE: Aitana Bonmati celebrates scoring Spain's first goal in the Olympics women's football......

Asian Games Chess: India off to winning start in team events

IMAGE: R Praggnanandhaa defeated Batchuluun Tsegmed as the chess teams began their campaign on a winning note. Photograph: Stev Bonhage/FIDE Indian men and women opened their campaign in the......

Paris Opening: Of Lady Gaga, cabaret and a mystery torchbearer

IMAGE: Lady Gaga performs during the Paris 2024 Olympics opening ceremony, on Friday. Photograph: Amanda Perobelli/Reuters Lady Gaga sang a French cabaret song near Notre-Dame cathedral, a giant......